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Saturday, November 10, 2007

Plimoth stockings

I received my kit for the Plimoth stockings this week and last night I cast on and started the stockings. Naturally Nehemiah wanted to give his approval.

The yarn is called "camel". Good match don't you think? Especially considering the color of both of my cats.

Nehemiah was using it for a pillow, but I didn't get the picture soon enough. Hopefully none of the interpreters are allergic.(I plan to wash and block the pair before I send it off.)

The yarn is New England Shetland by Harrisville. It has a very loose ply, which makes it interesting to work with. On the next pair I may skein and wash it first before knitting with it. It is rather rough.

2 comments:

Are you using the size 3 needles the pattern called for? I'm thinking I may need to go down a needle size. I knit so loose. I want to start mine, but I'm making myself wait til I finish my second over the knee sock. Maybe it will get me to work faster on those. Here's hoping!

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I'm a 40 ish hobbyist who looks and feels 30 something (or maybe that's my delusion). I've been a member of a history organization, SCA, for almost 2 decades. I've lived in the midwest most my life and I have far more education for the work I do. I'm still trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up. I live with my partner, Tim, for more than a decade, and currently only one cat, Lenny. Our sweet boy, Nehemiah, passed away on August 24, 2011 and we miss him more than anything.